# aingeal
## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈaɲəl̪ˠ/, /ˈaɲɟəl̪ˠ/
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈæɲɟəl/
* (Ulster) IPA: /ˈæɲəlˠ/, /ˈæɲəl̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

#### Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, nominative plural aingil)
* (religion) angel
* (numismatics) angel-noble

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
aingeal
aingil
vocative
a aingil
a aingeala
genitive
aingil
aingeal
dative
aingeal
aingil
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-aingeal
na haingil
genitive
an aingil
na n-aingeal
dative
leis an aingeal don aingeal
leis na haingil :
* Irregular vocative plural: aingle

##### Derived terms

* aingeal an uabhair
* aingeal coimhdeachta
* ainglí
* ardaingeal

##### Related terms

* ainglíocht f (“angelical quality”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish aingel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“coal”).

#### Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, nominative plural aingil)
* fire; lighted coal

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
aingeal
aingil
vocative
a aingil
a aingeala
genitive
aingil
aingeal
dative
aingeal
aingil
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an t-aingeal
na haingil
genitive
an aingil
na n-aingeal
dative
leis an aingeal don aingeal
leis na haingil :
* Irregular vocative plural: aingle

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Ó Sé, Diarmuid (2000) Gaeilge Chorca Dhuibhne [The Irish of Corkaguiny] (in Irish), Institiúid Teangeolaíochta Éireann [Linguistics Institute of Ireland], →ISBN, section 28
* ↑ Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 26
* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 306, page 108
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aingel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “aingeal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 13
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “aingeal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

## Scottish Gaelic
### Pronunciation

* (Lewis, Harris, North Uist) IPA: /ˈãjəl̪ˠ/
* (South Uist, north west Skye, Lochalsh) IPA: /ˈã(ĩ)ŋʲɡʲal̪ˠ/
* (Barra) IPA: /ˈɛ̃.əl̪ˠ/, [ˈɛ̃ˑ.əl̪ˠ]
* (Trotternish) IPA: [ˈaŋʲəl̪ˠ]
* (south Skye) IPA: [ˈæŋʲɤl̪ˠ]
* (Tiree, Mull) IPA: [ˈãkʲɪl̪ˠ]
* (Wester Ross) IPA: /ˈã.ɪl̪ˠ/

### Etymology 1

From Old Irish aingel, from Late Latin angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος (ángelos, “messenger”).

#### Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, plural aingil or ainglean)
* angel
* messenger

##### Derived terms

* àrd-aingeal m (“archangel”)
* càr-aingeal m (“guardian angel”)

### Etymology 2

From Old Irish aingel, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥ (“coal”).

#### Noun

aingeal m (genitive singular aingil, plural aingil or ainglean)
* fire
* (dated) light, sunshine

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### References

* ↑ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Mac Gill-Fhinnein, Gordon (1966) Gàidhlig Uidhist a Deas, Dublin: Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath
* ↑ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
* ↑ Roy Wentworth (2003) Gaelic Words and Phrases From Wester Ross / Faclan is Abairtean à Ros an Iar, Inverness: CLÀR, →ISBN
* ↑ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 aingel”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

### Further reading

* Edward Dwelly (1911) “aingeal”, in Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan [The Illustrated Gaelic–English Dictionary]‎, 10th edition, Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN